Research Officer at County Assembly of Kericho

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level are:

• Providing non-partisan professional research assistance and analysis to Members, Committees and staff of the County Assembly;
• Initiating and conductinganticipatory research and analysis on key policy issues;
• Providing expert interpretation, explanation and analysis, including assessing the strengths and weaknesses of policy options;
• Maintaining a periodically update inventory of publications on current issues,  legislation and major public policy issues/questions;
• Ensure quality control in the preparation of research papers, briefing notes and particular points of view; providing back up to County Assembly committees

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in a specialized discipline including Statistics, Economics, Environmental Management, Sociology, Political Science, Education, International Trade/Commerce and other Social Science related fields;
• A knowledge and understanding of the concepts and techniques of professional research, with particular emphasis on public policy analysis, abilityto write, edit in a clear, concise and understandable manner;
• A Certificate in statistical packages for social sciences.